memory card
noun
: a small, flat, data storage device designed to be inserted into a larger electronic device (such as a camera or cell phone)
But as these digital wonders continue to improve with higher megapixel capacities, digital shutterbugs find themselves having to buy larger-capacity flash memory cards to hold the bigger image files.—
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To the left side of the docking station there are a couple of memory card slots for SD and microSD type storage.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Both have an internal channel that's mostly magnesium, dual UHS-II memory card slots, plus a healthy array of function buttons, front and rear command dials, and an eight-way focus joystick.
—PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
The new console will be backwards compatible — able to play physical and digital Switch games — but users will need to purchase a microSD express memory card for the Switch 2.
—Ryan Kryska, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
During their search of the apartment, agents found a bag on the counter containing $1,000 in cash; a 9 mm handgun and ammunition; a laptop; a computer memory card; an iPhone; and several of Eichorn’s Senate business cards.
—Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2025
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Both have an internal channel that's mostly magnesium, dual UHS-II memory card slots, plus a healthy array of function buttons, front and rear command dials, and an eight-way focus joystick.
—PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
The new console will be backwards compatible — able to play physical and digital Switch games — but users will need to purchase a microSD express memory card for the Switch 2.
—Ryan Kryska, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
During their search of the apartment, agents found a bag on the counter containing $1,000 in cash; a 9 mm handgun and ammunition; a laptop; a computer memory card; an iPhone; and several of Eichorn’s Senate business cards.
—Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Memory card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/memory%20card. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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